VILLETTE, Park
- Audio File length: 2.22
- Author: STEFANO ZUFFI E DAVIDE TORTORELLA
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Language: English / USA
Hi, I'm James, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.
Today I'll accompany you through Parc de la Villette.
La Villette is the most futuristic, surprising neighborhood in Paris!
The suburbs where you now stand, east of the city's historic center, have been transformed into a giant center for science and technology museums. You won't believe it, but until a few decades ago the largest public park in Paris stood here, an impressive 55 hectares, and before that there was an enormous slaughterhouse. In fact, you should know that in the mid-1800s Baron Haussmann established a regulatory plan to bring all the slaughter activities to one place. The meat that supplied the Parisian markets and kitchens all came from here, so much so that the suburb was nicknamed the "city of blood"....